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Definitions for Scouring

[1] to remove dirt, grease, etc., from or to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing, as with a rough or abrasive material: to scour pots and pans.
[2] to remove (dirt, grease, etc.) from something by hard rubbing: to scour grease from pots and pans.
[3] to clear or dig out (a channel, drain, etc.) as by the force of water, by removing debris, etc.
[4] to purge thoroughly, as an animal.
[5] to clear or rid of what is undesirable: to scour the nation of spies.
[6] to remove by or as if by cleansing; get rid of.
[7] to clean or rid of debris, impurities, etc., by or as if by washing, as cotton or wool.
[8] Metallurgy . (of the contents of a blast furnace) to rub against and corrode (the refractory lining).
[9] to rub a surface in order to cleanse or polish it.
[10] to remove dirt, grease, etc.
[11] to become clean and shiny.
[12] to be capable of being cleaned by rubbing: The roasting pan scours easily.
[13] (of a plow, cultivator, etc.) to pass through the ground without soil clinging to the blade.
[14] (of a plow, shovel, etc.) to become polished from use.
[15] the act of scouring.
[16] the place scoured.
[17] an apparatus or material used in scouring; scourer: Sand is a good scour.
[18] the erosive force of moving water, as in a river or sea.
[19] Usually scours. (used with a singular or plural verb ) Veterinary Pathology . diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection.
[20] to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
[21] to run or pass quickly over or along.
[22] to range about, as in search of something.
[23] to move rapidly or energetically.
[24] to clean or polish (a surface) by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth
[25] to remove dirt from or have the dirt removed from
[26] (tr) to clear (a channel) by the force of water; flush
[27] (tr) to remove by or as if by rubbing
[28] (intr) (of livestock, esp cattle) to have diarrhoea
[29] (tr) to cause (livestock) to purge their bowels
[30] (tr) to wash (wool) to remove wax, suint, and other impurities
[31] the act of scouring
[32] the place scoured, esp by running water
[33] something that scours, such as a cleansing agent
[34] (often plural) prolonged diarrhoea in livestock, esp cattle
[35] to range over (territory), as in making a search
[36] to move swiftly or energetically over (territory)

Words related to Scouring

scourrummage, comb, ransack, scrub, rub, furbish, mop, purge, wash, burnish, whiten, abrade, flush, buff, cleanse, brush, pumice, sand, rake, forage

Words nearby Scouring

scourscottsdale, scotty, scotus, scoundrel, scoundrelly, scour, scourer, scourge, scouring pad, scouring rush, scourings

Origin of Scouring

21250–1300; Middle English scouren; perhaps < Old Norse skūr shower1

Word origin for Scouring

C14: from Old Norse skūr

Synonyms for Scouring

abrade, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, flush, furbish, mop, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrub, wash, whiten